Combined fifth-wheel and head-block



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0. & B. SWEDBERG. COMBINED FIFTH WHEEL AND HEAD BLOCK.

N0.-30 1,840. Patented July 8, 1884.

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0. & E. SWEDBERG. GUMBINED FIFTH WHEEL AND HEAD BLOCK.

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No. 301,840. Patented J ly 8,1884.

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OLIVER SWEDBERG AND EDWARD SWEDBERG, OF RANIOUL, ILLINOIS.

-.COMB|NED FIFTH-WHEEL AND H EADV-BLO'CK.

FJPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,840, dated July 8, 1884.

Application filed March 24, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, O I ER SWEDBERG and EDWARD SWEDBERG, both citizens of the United States, residing at Rantoul, in the county of Ohampaign and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Head-Blocks and Fifth-Wheels for Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being bad therein to'the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are represented by the'same letters.

Our invention has relation to combined headblocks and fifth-wheels for vehicles, especially applicable to carriages, buggies, and springwagons and its object is to provide'a simple, strong, and durable device adapted toall'vehicles from the heaviest coach to the lightest wood-bed axle; and to these ends the novelty consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved head-block and fifth-wheel. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sec: tion.

A represents a Wagon-spring of ordinary construction. B is a king-bolt. 0 Care saddle-clips for holding the spring A in close con nection with the head-block. D is the combined head-block and fifth-wheel, made of wrought-iron and in one piece. E is the axle.

Fis an iron reach, made integral with the head-b10ck and fifth-Wheel. G is an iron plate,

secured to the axle E, to serve as a foundation piece or support for the combined head-block and fifth-wheel to turn upon. H is a shaped (No model.)

brace, centrally secured to the king bolt B by nut 1), its forward end passing through the reach projection I, secured thereto by nut t,

and its rear end passing through the reach F and secured thereto by the nut a. The kingbolt Bpasses vertically and centrally through,

the spring A, the combined head-block and fifth-wheel D, the plate G, the axle E, and

brace H, and is held in place by a nut, e, se-

curing the parts in position, while serving as a pivot on which the axle may turn.

Our device is of simple construction, being made in one piece, as shown, is strong, as it is constructed of solid wroughtiron, and is H, substantially as described.

v3. The combination of the head-block and fifth-wheel D, clips 0 G, king-bolt B, axle E,

plate G, and brace H, substantially as described.

OLIVER SWEDBERG. EDWVARD SVVEDBERG.

Witnesses:

\ J AMES 0. HARMON,

J. A. OSBORNE. 

